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hey guys im a bit of a skyline/car noob so bare with me this afternoon i went to take my 33 out for a drive as i havent had the time in the last week and first off my battery was drained, which i guess was caused from the alarm system in it, maybe a light or door left open but thats not the problem, when i was trying to get it going i tried to jump start it down the drive way i didnt do it a whole lot or very far but just tried twice to get it going then afterwards just decided to start it using a different battery and then replaced mine back in to recharge, anyways when i went to put it in gear i noticed when i engaged the clutch it had a loud strange whine/whirr?? another person with me thinks its more of a grinding but i dont think so i let it sit for a while to charge the battery probably 30mins? (side note...heard rumors leaving skylines sitting in one spot for long periods is bad? is this the case as it did get pretty hot in there to the point it was making the ticks you get on a hot engine when turning it off) after it charged i took it for a drive to see if the noise would go away, if i was riding my clutch the noise wasnt there but if i had it fully engaged it was there, sometimes it would be loud sometimes barely noticeable.... does anybody know what this could be? the last time i drove it, it didnt have this noise but now all of a sudden it did after the battery went flat....

Well this is my first post here, and decided to sign up after lurking for a little while and reading some useful posts, I bought my dream car a few months ago and it's a beauty, 1999 Skyline GT-T manual =) But I have a problem or two that I would like advice on if possible. - On start up - the car screeches quite loudly, and then stops after about 1-2 seconds and you never hear it again until starting up again (it seems like the warmer the car is, the less screeching is heard) - I had it serviced last week and they stated it was the starter motor as they checked the belts/tightened etc. I'm attempting to find a starter motor for my car but am having trouble, is there any specific place to look or is there another possible reason for the screeching? - Second issue I have is, the turbo has quite a noticeable whine when it spools - At first I thought it was maybe a hose leak but once again Autotune stated they checked and tightened the hoses (but I am not all that convinced). I tried reading on the whole "whining" noise of a turbo, and some people state it's normal and some state they are worried - I feel like I get good boost so not sure what's causing it. Thanks for the input in advance. Oh and one other note - where would be a relatively cheap place to get serviced in VIC (melb - northern suburbs). Ps. Attached pic since I am new here =)

Hi! So, a few weeks ago, i excitedly towed my car to the tuner after finishing fitting the parts i had slowly amassed for my 34 GTT. While on the dyno Trent hit a bit of a road block. My cannon exhaust appeared to have the silencer welded into it, and was severly restricting flow and thus power. No dramas i thought, had a straight pipe at home, so the next day i went about fitting it. While it sounded great, i didnt like the look of just one 3" pipe, so i ordered some blast pipes. Once they arrived i went to the local exhaust shop and got them fitted. As i pulled out of the exhaust shop i gave it a kick in the guts and when in high revs it has a strange whine, almost like a bloody vacuum cleaner. Its extremely strange. I bolted the old exhaust on, and it went away. I have no idea what is causing it. Anyone run into this problem before? any advice is appreciated. Thanks